Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
HERE'S A HOW DYE DO.
A Scrimm8ge OH tha Fisnr az tie In.
diana SenGtp-R0b artsOh Attempts
10 Preside and Put out.
The House Refuses to Communicate with
the senate until the Republican Presf
dent Is Insta1ed.

keeper. Colonel Robertson stated to the
Senate that he had been elected Lieuten-
ant Governor, and demanded his seat.
a point of order was raised that none
out members of the Senate could address
| the Senate. This was sustained, and
/ Chair ran Smith ordered the doorkeeper
to remove Robertson. This was done
J There was gleer excitement among Rob
ertson's friends MIR johnson Of Wayne
denounced the dOOrkeeper. and during
the melee which followed struck MELON
aid in the face, who was trying to inter-
rupt him in the House. The speaker re
| fused to recognize the clerk of the Senate
until shut body had become "constitu-
tionslly organized" by the presence of
| Robertson in the chair.
| ROBERTSON TELLS THE STORY.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. 24.-The
! Senate chamber was carefully guarded
this morning by force of doorkeepers
and even thL members Of that body had
difficulty in effeCting an entrance. There
was tremendous crowd in the Hobbies,
and there was much feeling. At the hour
LOT 9 O'Clock Green Smith raped the
sSena'e to order, whereupon Colonel
Robertson, who had been admitted TO
the floor, started toward the chair He
was met on the steps by an assistant
doorkeeper who told him he could not
come up. The Colonel replied that he
was the presiding officer of the Senate
and must take his chair
and stepped forward, when the doorkeeper
repealed him to the foot of the stairs.
Thereupon he stood in front of the clerk 5
desk, stated that he had been elected
Lieutenant Governor of the state and by
| the constitution was presiding officer of
the Senate, and he demanded his seat. A
point of order was raised that none but
members of the Senate could take up the
| time of that body, which Smith sus
| tanned. and called upon the doorkeeper
to remove him from the chamber. The
| doorKeeper approached Robertson, took
| his arm and the two walked ont to the
main door. The crowd saw Robertson
come outand there was great excitement.
| lie mounted the steps and made g speech,
reciting what had TRANSFERRED IN the cham
Der. He said: Gentlemen, l have been
requested by great numbers here to
! state what occurred within the Ser
ate chamber. When | appeared ST
the door I was refused admittance,
the dOorkeepers On the outside stating
/ they had positive orders to refuse me sG-
mission. | stood on the stairs blocking
/ the door until it was finally opened and
one Of the dourheaperS from inside said
| it was al right, Mr.. r ,bertson could
come in. | was then admitted. At the
| time for the opening Of the Senate |
started toward the stairs leading up into
| the presidents chair, intending to assume
! the duties the constitution prescribes |
shall perform. A large, heavy doorkeeper
whose name do not know, man with q
heavy black mustsche and whiskers
(cTits of "Prtchitt"D, no not Pritchitt.
| He said: you can 90 no further l
said: Yes He placed both his hands
upon my shoulders and said: You can
| 90 no further here
al caught hold Of the post and tried TO
push myself past him when he sliced me
and threw me as far front as that fellow.
! Pointing away six feet. Cries of chang
him" and others of "no, no."D stepped
back, stood ct the clerks desk and made
an address to the Senate, stating that l
claimed the Office Of presiding officer of
the Senate by virtue Of election by
the Joint convention of the two
the Supreme court upon the falsity of the
title or any other claimant. l was inter-
rupted by the so-called president Of the
Senate over and over again, with threat
that il did not stop he would remove me
from the floor, ard with calls for the
doorkeeper to do 1t. The doolkeeper
wSs finally called end did push me
outside Of this further door Of the Sem
ate chamber Cries Of "shame, shame." I
That is ABOUT al that concerned me.
Some Of our Senators were engaged in @
little sCrimmage. Senator Mcdonald on
passing in, trt n some cause,I don't know
what it wss, insisted upon opening the
door. The doOTkee3er sliced him and
blows were strdck between Senator Nc
Donald and the dOo.kecper and Senator
johnson. Who were struck
do not know, but it looked
as if there would be serious
riot tpere TOR q while. Shortly SITTER
wards Senator Demott was ordered to
be placed in his seat il the Senate cham
Der and the doorkeeper forCibly did SO;
but afterwards when he attempted to rise
he pushed MIN violently down on the
floor. This Just preceded an Or
der to remove MIN. do
not know what the result was.
The Republican senators started to fol-
low, but failed to get out because the
doors were locked. Gentlemen, your
bl cd is up. It is something that will
make any American citizens blood boil,
but say to you, gentlemen, in all the
sincerity that | can use and with ali the
fervor that l am master Of, do nothing
which you will be ashamed of
in your cooler moments. Applause.
They have made record in this Hou.e
to-day that will hurl this infamous Demo
cratic party out Of power IN the state for
the next quarter of century. APP
plause l thsnk you, gentlemen, for
your attention" Great applause and
cries for Lieutenant. G overnor Robert
son.
When the House was called to order
bills on their passage were called up and
one bill was passed. The Speaker an.
nounced that when the Lieutenant Gov
ernor was presiding in the Senate accord
ing to the constitution the failure of pas
sage would be communicated to that
body. This was received with great ap-
plause. The Speaker has instructed the
doorkeeper not to admit the secretary of
the Senate or such to the hall, with the
design of presenting shy communication.